Michael Laws vs Exclusive Brethren
February 25th, 2005 at 6:58 pm by David FarrarThe Broadcasting Standards Authority has ruled against Radio Pacific over comments made by Michael Laws and others about the Exclusive Brethren.
Michael certainly didn’t hold back, describing them as “mad, ignorant, bad neighbours, and probable child abusers who should be bred out of the human race”. Okay I guess he doesn’t like them.
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February 26th, 2005 at 1:56 am
I guess the totally ridiculous comment about being child abusers that did it. I am afraid Laws evry now and then (no less often) displays his total immaturity. How can he know whether they are child abusers or any of the other comments he made. But I do agree with his sentiments about organised religion but he made his point in an ignorant and immature way. I have known Laws for some time, though I have not spoken to him for years and my reservations then have not chnaged.
Vote:March 11th, 2005 at 11:10 pm
I live in a small country town (pop 3200) that has a large exclusive brethren community. I have a degree in comparative religion and work in law enforcement- I know first hand of 14 cases of child abuse within the last 10 years amongst this sub-society- how do you educate a society of puritanical people that hold themselves apart from the rest of society with regard to its laws and beliefs?.
Incidentally, I wonder who complained to the BSA- after all, the exclusive brethren’s wouldn’t have been listening.
Vote:March 12th, 2005 at 1:18 am
saracen: how prevalent is child abuse in general society?
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